Qlogic QLA2300 User Manual

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QLogic QLA2300 Fibre Channel Drivers
for Solaris SPARC & x86 Platforms
This software license applies only to QLogic customers.
QLogic Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
1.
OS Support
2.
Software Requirements
2.1
QLogic HBA Device Driver Package
2.2
Optional QLogic Software Packages
3.
Supported Features
4.
Installing the Driver
4.1
New Solaris Installation
4.2
Updating the Driver on the System
4.3
QLogic FC-IP Driver
5.
Removing the Driver
5.1
Package Pre-Removal
5.2
Files to be Backed Up
5.3
Package Removal
6.
Driver Parameters
6.1
QLA2200/QLA2300 Parameter Description
6.2
Persistent Name Binding
6.3
Target Masking
6.4
LUN Masking
6.5
Failover
6.6
FC-SP Security (QLA2300 Only)
7.
Frequently Asked Questions
8.
Building Solaris x86 Boot Devices
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Page 1 - Table of Contents

QLogic QLA2300 Fibre Channel Drivers for Solaris SPARC & x86 PlatformsThis software license applies only to QLogic customers.QLogic Corporation.

Page 2 - 2. Software Requirements

Name:Enable adapter hard loop IDType:Integer, flag; Range: 0 (disable), 1 (enable); Default: 0Usage:This field allows the setting of adapters hard l

Page 3 - 4. Installing the Driver

Name:Enable LIP target resetType:Integer, flag; Range: 0 (disable), 1 (enable); Default: 0Usage:This field enables the adapter to issue a LIP target

Page 4

Name:Maximum LUNs per TargetType:Integer, count; Range: 1 - 256; Default: 8Usage:Maximum number of LUNs to scan for, if the target does notsupport S

Page 5

Name:PCI latency timerType:Integer, bytes; Range: 0x8 - 0xF8; Default: 0x40Usage:This register specifies the minimum number of PCI clocks thatthe ad

Page 6 - 5. Removing the Driver

Name:Dynamic device supportType:Integer, flags; Range: 0, 1, 2, 4, 8Default: 0 -- Dynamic device support enabled.Usage:This field enables and/or dis

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Name:Persistent binding by port IDType:Integer, flag; Range: 0 (disable), 1 (enable); Default: 0Usage:This field enables binding by port ID instead

Page 8 - 6. Driver Parameters

Name:Queue full retry countType:Integer, count. Range: 0 - 255. Default: 16Usage:This field specified the number of times to retry a SCSI queue full

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Name:Last multi-path IDType:Integer, count. Range: 0 - 255.Usage:To limit the target multi-path ID scan and speed up the boot process this specifies

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Hard-coded NVRAM valuesThe following firmware option values are hard-coded in the driver:● Enabled Node Name option● Enabled Full Login after

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IMPORTANT ● Unlike other parameter entries in the qla2300.conf file, values indicated in persistent name binding entries for instance 0 do not app

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8.1 Creating a Solaris x86 Driver Update (DU) Disk 8.2 Installing the Adapter as a Boot Adapter9.Contacting QLogic 1. OS SupportThe QLogic Solaris dr

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6.6 FC-SP Security (QLA2300 only)Drivers ability to perform DH-CHAP security protocols is enabled on a per adapter bases through the use of hbaN-secur

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Q:The Persistent Name Binding entries are not working. The driver still assigns other IDs to the devices I specified.A:For Persistent Name Binding ent

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17 CC 59 79 101 3318 CB 60 76 102 3219 CA 61 75 103 3120 C9 62 74 104 2E21 C7 63 73 105 2D22 C6 64 72 106 2C23 C5 65 71 107 2B24 C3 66 6E 108 2A25 BC

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8. Building Solaris x86 Boot DevicesThis section addresses building a Solaris x86 platform boot disk using QLogic adapters. For building a boot disk o

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3. Install Solaris operating system to the FC drive connected to the QLogic adapter, with the DU disk created in step 1).Prior to Solaris installatio

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Each driver package is a compressed package format file which contains:The QLA2300 Solaris driver and utilities.The Solaris SNIA 1.0 libraries.You may

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4.1 New Solaris Installation 4.1.1 New SPARC Platform InstallationNOTE: When installing the HBA and driver for the first time you should install the d

Page 20 - 7. Frequently Asked Questions

4.2 Updating the Driver on the SystemThis section assumes that you currently have a previous QLA2300 driver package installed your machine. In order t

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4.3 QLogic FC-IP Driver4.3.1 Installing the QLogic FC-IP Driver1. Login to your Solaris system as root.2. Locate the first instance number of the ql

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2. Determine driver package name.The qla2300 pre 4.12 driver package names are as follows:OS Pkg nameSolaris 2.6 QLA2300-1Solaris 7 QLA2300-2Solaris

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5.3 Package RemovalOnce the correct package name has been determined, the driver package can then be removed from the system.● Type the following

Page 24 - 9. Contacting QLogic

6.1 QLA2200/QLA2300 Parameter DescriptionName:Maximum frame lengthType:Integer, bytes; Range: 512, 1024, 2048Default:1024 (QLA2200), 2048 (QLA2300)Usa

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